Page 5 - Citizenship

Messages from the margins

Making Place for Muslims in Contemporary India offers a critical understanding of the differential citizenship to which Indian Muslims have been subject, and suggests ways to combat it

A fresh beginning

Justice Chandrachud's term will be closely followed

India to grant citizenship to Pak, B'desh, Afghan minorities under 1955 Act

The Centre on Monday decided to grant Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and currently living in two districts of Gujarat under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The move to grant citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955 and not the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) bears significance. The CAA also provides for granting Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, but as the rules under the Act have not been framed by the government yet, no one so far could be granted citizenship under it. According to a Union home ministry notification, those Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians residing in the districts of Anand and Mehsana in Gujarat will be allowed registration as a citizen of India under section 5 or will be granted certificate of naturalisation under section 6 of the ...

Canadian citizenship for 300,000 people by March 2023, Indians to benefit

Canada aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people in the 2022-2023 fiscal year, a move likely to benefit many Indians

Edward Snowden: US whistleblower, now a permanent Russian citizen

Since 2013, Edward Snowden has been living in Russia to escape prosecution in the US after leaking secret files related to the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the CIA

SC asks govt to file within 4 weeks response to pleas challenging CAA

Legislation that prompted nationwide protests was challenged on the ground that it allegedly is against the right to equality

What is Baal Aadhaar card? Check benefits, eligibility, and other details

Over 7.9 million enrolled under Baal Aadhaar initiative from April to July: UIDAI

Income taxpayers can't join Atal Pension Yojana from Oct 1: Govt

Social security scheme should reach the poor and underprivileged, says official

Statsguru: 160,000 Indians gave up citizenship in 2021 for greener pastures

The top countries for which Indian citizenships were relinquished include the US, Australia, Canada, the UK, and Italy

392,000 Indians renounced citizenship in last three years: Govt

MoS Home Nityanand Rai said that according to details provided by the MEA, individuals renounced Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them and took citizenship in over 120 countries

Woman living in India for 50 years seeks citizenship, approaches Bombay HC

A 66-year-old woman living in India for over 50 years without any citizenship documents or an Indian passport approached the Bombay High Court on Friday seeking the government grant her citizenship

WB: SFI to organise protests over 'mysterious' death of anti-CAA leader

The family alleged that people in police uniforms entered their residence on Friday night, dragged Anish Khan to the terrace and threw him down, causing his death

4,844 foreigners granted Indian citizenship in past 5 years: Centre

1,773 foreigners were granted Indian citizenship in 2021, 639 in 2020, 987 in 2019, 628 in 2018 and 817 in 2017

Over 800,000 Indians gave up their citizenship in last 7 years: Govt

According to the data tabled in the Lower House, most Indians renounced their Indian citizenship in 2019

Over 600,000 Indians gave up their citizenship in last five years: Govt

Over six lakh Indians have given up their citizenship in the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as per the information available with the Ministry of External Affairs, a total number of 1,33,83,718 Indian nationals are living in foreign countries. In a written reply to a question, he said 1,33,049 Indians gave up Indian citizenship in 2017, 1,34,561 in 2018, 1,44,017 in 2019, 85,248 in 2020 and 1,11,287 till September 30, 2021.

Citizen, nation, sedition

Sedition law isn't just a colonial hangover. It's a convenient weapon for under-performing governments to conflate themselves with the nation and use against critics

Navigating the challenges of digital citizenship

The rebalancing of power between digital platforms and governments was inevitable

India's pledge of good behaviour

Its endorsement of the G7's Open Societies Statement will give the world a larger say in human rights violations in the country

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